Paul’s Wretched Man in Romans 7
I can’t seem to do what I know is right; and I keep doing what I know is wrong! (Rom.7:19, PAR). The great debate over Romans 7 – whether Paul is describing the experience of a saved or unsaved person – really misses the point. Paul’s real concern is...
Chosen By God, For God
It is easy to breeze over Paul’s great declaration in his letter to the Ephesians where he says, “He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and unblemished before him in love” (1:4). We hear that God created a “plan of salvation” so...
To Believe
To Believe … is to see (what cannot be seen) and to place my confidence in my unseen Lord and His love for me. Words to ponder....
Regarding Renunciations
Over the years we have seen a lot of confusion around the issue of renunciations. Do they actually work? If so, how? And when should we use them? To be sure, a full review of this would take a small book. But let us offer a few guidelines. First,...
Discernment in Difficult Decisions
COVID-19 brought us an incredibly confusing array of opinions, questionable “facts” and dozens of decisions to make. Many good Christians hold very strong ideas about what should be done, what makes sense, and how they will or will not respond, and they can be very different from what others...
Listen … Until It Hurts
A friend of ours from church said something this morning that struck me as both profound and incredibly appropriate for this day, May 31, 2020. She said, “We need to listen until it hurts.” She was speaking, of course, about our horrendous problem with race in this country. So...
Amazing Conference!
Save the Date! May 4-5, 2018 for this incredible conference in McLean, Virginia “From Pieces to Peace” An Invitation to Whole-Hearted Living Featuring: Curt Thompson is an expert in the emerging field of interpersonal neurobiology and especially its application to Christian spiritual development. Father Andrew Miller is the founder of HeartSync Ministries and has pioneered...
May 3-4-5 … Save the Date!
We are putting together an amazing conference that will be held in Mclean, VA! I will be joining Curt Thompson (BeingKnown.com) and Father Andrew Miller (HeartSync Ministries) for a 3 day conference on the integration of inner healing and spiritual formation with how God designed our mind. We are...
Upcoming Conference!
We are so excited to announce that we are going to the Life With God Conference which is coming up next May 2018 in Santa Barbara. What makes this conference so special is that they are bringing together many leaders of the Spiritual Formation Movement to discuss the future...
Memorizing Verses
Reading a great little book that has inspired me to memorize more. 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know By Heart (Robert Morgan). Kindle version is available right now for 0.99...